Review: The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh

 

Where do I start, this is such a brilliant book.  I absolutely loved, loved, loved it.!!!!

It is a story of horror, loss, heartbreak and revenge.

Severine Kassel has been requested by the Louvre Museum to review a new piece of antique jewellery that has been donated to them.   This precious piece of unique jewellery unravels a past Severine has tried extremely hard to bury, a past that Severine has hidden from and put behind her.

These antique pearls bring about a discovery, that is shocking and horrific and forces Severine to face her past demons and face them head on, and that is exactly what Severine plans to do.

Fiona McIntosh has done a wonderful job in portraying her characters, researching her subjects and the harrowing tales of the past.   

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I rate this novel 5 stars.

Review: Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell

The suspense and thrill of this book is outstanding.   For a debut novel, this is incredible, what a wonderfully talented writer.

Detective Sergeant Hart is a foster mother to two young teenage girls, whom she discovered living on the streets.   Her daughters Rose and Grace have had a tough life on the streets, earning money whichever way they could, just to survive.  

The very first scene from this book is Detective Hart is exiting the court house with the crowd, after a court case has ended, shots are fired, people are scrambling and right in front of her a judge is shot dead by a sniper, Hart tends to the victim, takes of her coat and puts pressure on the wound, whilst the ambulance arrives.

Hart begs to be assigned the homicide case, and uses her leverage as being a witness to the murder to get assigned the case.     The case takes many twists and turns and ends up possibly becoming a serial murder case.

I absolutely loved loved loved this book, I cannot recommend it highly enough.    It is suspenseful, thought provoking, well researched and entertaining.    I will definitely be keeping a copy of this in my home library and will be recommending to others.

There is topics of rape and sex crimes so may not be suitable for all readers.

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5 stars from me :)

A Caravan Like a Canary by Sasha Wasley

 

What an absolutely wonderful book.   

Tara and her brother Zac  have received a final wish from their Mother who is in a hospice, in the top end of Australia, and whom only has a couple of months left to live, it is for them both to go on a road trip together to deliver to her, her canary yellow caravan.   It is a road trip that Tara and Zac had done previously, over 15 years prior with their Mum and their sister Sunny also.    

Tara is extremely hesitant, it is an extremely busy time at work for her, with the announcement of a police raid occurring within the next two weeks, which would require all hands on deck.  Tara is also in the process of moving into her Nan's house, the caravan also requires a lot of work to be done mechanically and to the body to make it road worthy and registered.

Tara is the steady rock, to her carefree, thrill seeking younger brother Zac.  She has always been there for him, when he needed bailing out from the trouble he constantly managed to get himself into.  The two of them have always been extremely close, despite their differences in personality types.

Tara however  is a scientist, for the police forensic labs in Perth.  She has worked hard all her life, put her head down and studied.  She has saved money, by being scrupulous,  she would take her own vegemite sandwiches for lunch whilst her colleagues, ate out, she would stay home on weekends instead of going to bars, or movies, or shopping for clothes etc. 

The road trip with the Canary Yellow Caravan, is one of adventure and excitement, but also comes with suspense and fear.  They are on a journey of self discovery, as both siblings learn more about each others personal lives and discover new things about themselves.

They are followed and threatened by a motor cycle gang, and are running for their lives from this threat.  

If found this book outstanding.   Once I started reading, I found it really difficult to put down.

Thankyou to Pantera Press and Better Reading for providing me with this Advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

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5 Stars: It was amazing. It was compelling, entertaining and moving and often complex. I will definitely want to read more books by this author